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War-tinie conditions [have: made mor^ than ever necessary that


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three copies of the “Advertiser and Times’! by one mail today (Jah. 19) and I [have spent so:many happy hours reading them from cover to cover that I feel I must write to say how much I appreciate all the remenibrances from my Clitheroe friends this Christmastlde. On my walls I proudly display calendar views of the Market Place, Traffic Island! and Castle Gardens^ and when friends ask “Are they really as nlcfe as this?’’ I reply “Yes, but l.nwre so.’’ : !


1 ^ am glad to see from: your columns that social activities are in full sv|lng again,!and thati CUtheroe has risen nobly! to the war| tasks In bob national and voluntary


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services. In the peacef ulness pf the Prairies it is b hard to believe i that this


Domiiiiion is also!at war, th ou b our city hks a locally recruited Battery already "somewhere I in Eiigland.’’ I would haye liked to accompany them


Country, here.


Mopse Jaw is convoy jto “ ^ e Old gjg jaws.—Yours,


I as cook (or niascot) to ■ get under


city,, and our dohe: \rith sld(


aa it is invariably; palled a very fine modern


iohe under a bla


^ a s shopping was ze of electric; lights,


the main "Street lined both Jdes with 'Xmas trees,- decorated


arid linked" together with;! fairy lights', Add to this the ground .covered with dazzling white snow, arid a! full irioon, and even the heart of! trie biggest cynic would turn romantic. In case this makes you


I rilackLout victims too envious, let fne say that we have had 58 degrees of; frost (26 below zero) this week, that the milk freezes solid!in the, bottles if left just ten minutes at;


PNLY TO BE ONE CONCLUSION


DRAWN SAUSAGES


Trade Enquiries to Blackburn.


the door, and that I have had to remove the veil froni my hat riecarise my breath froze it to my face!]


,,!', ! The thing I miss most of all Is


the rain. Little did I think ,when I- grurnbled at rain Interferlrig with my (llltheroe plans two years ago, that |l should come to trie stage of gazing skywards at the very rarp clouds In our sunny sky, and


PRINT ING Tel. 407—408. SERI & TIMES,


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RlTl^H LEGION N O T E S


m w o local Leglonarle^ on leave -■*- are Gunners N. Gopdbier and Jack Webster. Along with two other Clitheroe soldiers from Prance, they reached Manchester in| jthe wry early hours of Sunday. F^ced with


leave [Male Voice;Choir gave the lads a


I downright enjoyable time. On the initiative of Messrs. J. Adcroft and


' a wait of several hours for a tram forward, Gunner Goodbler ’Phoned an! old acquaintance, Mr. iNight- togale, a Haslingden cattle'trans­ porter who frequently visits Clithe- rbe Auction Mart, explaining the position of himself and comrades, and-—


what about it? Co ild he . ; .


•“Til be right over,” v?as the reply. True to his word, Mr. Nightingale, took a car to the city[, i and- the stranded quartet were set down in their home town several] hours be­ fore they would arrived by] train.


HP, Mr. Nightingale ! wopld not be recompensed. As he said, In refus­ ing, “ It’s one way in which I can do my bit.” “ All l^onbur tQ him,” said my informant. And so say all


ofius. Gunner Webster has been granted ' 1, i J


seven days extra leave. | ',He had been home but a few hoqrs when a happy event occurred.


amount of money for


We had hoped to ralge a the


useful direct


benefit of local men who with the Army, Air Force arid Navy, through the medium of [Sunday night concerts, which ii ,was pro­ posed to hold monthly. | M Is well known, however, “the powers that •be” attached such conditions ]to the fulfilment of the scheme as ]to put the kibosh on it. We iJubllehed a balance sheet relative tiD the'con­ cert held in the Co-operative Hall on a Sunday night m December last •which realised £16. and the com. xnittee have decided to [hand over] this amount to the Mayor’s; Com­ forts Fund, and this willjbe done In' the course of the next few days.


ire| serving In 'espect of Home'Defence Bat-"


tailors, since!the Issue of a special circular (No. 15) in 1939, an amend­ ment by thei War Office has in- creus::d increments from 2/9 to 3/- a day..


! And further, a letter-has been(


draft: :d'by Headquarters for signal ture by chairmen of branches, with ’ the Idea of sending the same:to serving men, 'inviting them to be­ come honorary members of the branch. A special membership card has also beeri prepared. ■ i


! Efforts are being made! to provide


entertainment for the Lapcashlre Fusiliers who are now ra ourj .midst; I understand: that Counclllor;|Frank Dugdale ' led; off yrtth ([me [of' his popular Continental travel lectures; and the following week the Wesley


! The number of branches of the


.Worn: in’s section; bn the official tegisljer is npw'LSOO.


ALP. WOOD, Secreta^. 63, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.


A. Hpl, and with the backing; of fellow darts enthusiasts, and fur­ ther with a contribution from the comnjilttee, our military visitors had a capital tlmelthe other night, when a repast preceeded a concert. : It was Unfortunate that the arrange-


irientS should have clashed with those for Inoculation of the troops and prevented their, participation in the festivities. ' However, Cor­ poral Clark, I^.M. (an old “sweat”) brought a company of upwards] of twenty,'and the proceedings went along with a |swlng. Mr. S. Chew was In the chair and also contri­ buted to; the! programme, together with [Messrs. A. Moss, J. Blackburn,' H. Hplderi, E. [Sw'arbrick, T. Bowker, and :a comrarie who .specialised! in tongue-twisting recitations. Mr! A. Hartley was alt the piano, and at [an interval, Mr. [Hardy volunteered! to play for compunlty singing. And didn’t everybpdy respond! Oh boy! Thants were kiven right heartily to every 3ody concerned in the pro­ ceedings, and in particular to Mrs. Jones who aissumed responsibility for tae preparation of the meal. It was quite i memorable night.', ;


I .almost praying that Instead of pass­ ing over they would descend as ralp bn oiir parched and scorched wheajt rield^ and gardens, i We have won­ derful displays of; Northern: Ligh^ In thie Spring and Fall: they are li" huge! umbrellas opening out] aero, the black sky in lovely: shades bf purple, green and yellow, arid the quletriess of them is almost uncanny as compared w^th a thunderriori'' They usually Signify a charige the weather. '


| I am a committee member] of the


[Canadian Legion Ladles’ Auxiliary, for yhoiri I serve as a liospltal visitor, auditor, and In charge pf Ways and.Means Committee—my tennis frlbnds will say! “of Course.' bur I chief] sports are Ice hockey, curling and indoor bowling; in the [wlntpr, arid baseball and soft ball In the summer; and though ! enjoy watching them all, !l do wish some Engrish fobtball referees could coirie and'l take charge for! a^few


months, as arguments, and even fighjs between players and officials, or; spectajiors, are the rule' ratlier ]thar, the exception.'


. ; It is forecast here that after the


I and end


!war mostly “air England” will come to settle iri Canada, and if that will include all my Clltheroe and Bolton friends, I shalj be well satisfied! Wishing you all thb best for 19[40, trusting that long before Ijhe of It [Europe wOl have Jbecomq


sane again.—Yours sincerely, (Mfs.) bessTe MAKINSON [ nefe Bessie Parker, bi


I ; Clitheroe Shirtlrigs Ltd.


56, Iroquois Street E., Moose Jaw, Sask.] Canada.


“A PHILOSOPHICAL ERROR/’ Sir,-=-The airtlclJ by Raymond


Postigate, “A Philosophical] Error,” In your last issue, [was very Inter- estirig. I was [struck very forcibly, hoWever, with the presumption that the policy of the U.S.S.R. Is Marx­ ian. A good mariy Socialists the world over do not accent this sup­ position; indeed, there! are organls- atloris In England itself which claim to [be found^ed upon Marxian Idecjlogy, and yet strongly condemn the present foreign'policy of Russia. ; Again, mariy Socialists! canpot


separate Socialism from Deinocracy and, conversely. Democracy firim Socialism, an^ many of these, l!oo, interpret Marx in a much dlfferlmt way from the rulers of Russia. Thus we !have 'manjv Socialist organlsa- tioris throughout the world ba^d upori Marxiai| doctries, ^ interpret­ ing | thein according to their riwn light. Trobably Raymond. Pqstgate hlniself ! would ; claim to be [ a Marxlari.—Yorirri ;


I R.’T.


WHY DON’T WE GO TO CHURCH? .


Sir,—On reading the Revd. 'W. S.


Helm’s argument In your Issue of last week, I thpught how reasonable, kind and convincing it was. SurCly on ireflectlon ]we can hardly refuse to attend the house of: God. We have a population of about 12,000' in Cljtherpe'. I wonder how many In excess of 1,000 attend church regu­ larly.


affairs, elsewhere as here, is a dis­ grace to we who call ourselves a Christian nation. jlS; it to be won­ dered at that Gpd;shPuld allow wars to come about Iwheh we are so in­ different towards; j Him ? Parents expect children to | give thanks for gifts. So, too, God expects us! to thank and praise iflim for all the gifts we enjoy. Wpre our churches and Sunday schools Allowed to die


out, I am afraid We should soon b? like the Nazis and! Bolsheviks. Only last week d woman told me


of a mtolster who said the poor attendance-at his


breaking his heart Think of this, and especially now when oiir air­ men, spldlers and sailors are fight- ihg for principles [which we associ­ ate with Christianity and alj that we hold dear, het u s , shed the m^t le of indifference that seems to have enveloped so niahy pf us and, meeting in God’s house, prsiy for the cessation of hostilities in a pet- fectly righteous pekce, tememberlng that “ God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders [to perform,” but not if we are careless and indiffer­ ent about Him, I^ls principles and


I church was just


EVERYMAN AN IMPERFECT LAYMAN.


t


i ,: ■ «neYer. have found; acceptance, 'j l(lr. Tattersall writes: “Not orije


pedestrians should walk to the left of the [pavement and thus face the traffic.] The Mlmster pf Transport has appealed for a general adoption of the practice and these enterpris­ ing forms of publicity are real helps' to the nation In view ofjth,e lament­ able dbth roll of the roads. G. MARLOW REED.


WHO IS t6 judge.? Sir,-j-Mr. Arthur Weller writes:


.“Mr. Tattersall seems to bp more concerned about title deeds than moral!'rights.” Now) who the udgel of title deeds and | moral


rights? More than the millions of voters] who send 615 Hlght HpnoiirT able (gentlemen to Parliambt to make jthe laws of “moral, rights to title deeds?” To' break, those title deeds j would destroy ! all law and order and bring about a country of base corruption and revolution. : I wish to be kind to Mr. Weller;


but I must say there li none so blind as those who will not see, and it is easy to be sincere [but with no security .-^Yours; ‘ j I


'Brovrahlll, Blackburn; ’WARE PREJUDICE. Sir, -A little less Hitler-llke. more Sir,—I have read of Individual


riflemen shooting! at, and bringing down enemy aiferaft, Clvlliaris could be trained] soon to becoriie expert riflemen, land do likewise; Let rifle clubs b[e formed every­ where. Also let! rich and poor alike be. made “ partners” of bur country, Britain, soldiers, as well workers, at the same Continental Eurojpe. If something like this be done here and now, and it Is quite simple and easy—then no enemy on earth would attack Britain, because she would “ be prepared” and ready.


and all of us be as farmers and time, as i In


! ' ^ELF-DEFENCE. OUR COMWjON RIGHTS. I T Sir.-'-At a time when the loyalty


and patriotism [of 'Englishmen 'are belng’balled uppri to wage wap for freedom, it is (ilstressing to notice that, under the War Regulations Inkances occur -^here the English subject appears] jtb be deprived of hit cofhmon righis. 11 refer first to the fact that a[ ypung man who appeals for postponement of his military service rin jthe grounds of hardship Is not allowed to be legally represented. It is] the more strange seeing that in ijhe: case of con sclentloufe objectors such represent atlbn is allowed. I (Dne would j have thought that freedom to engage lawyer in either case was essential but more' especially where a man wishes to serve his country but finds hlriiself in circuiristances of special hardship and dlfiflculty .when called uppri to do so. ]]


; Again, the Regulations made by


the Board ] of Tfade in connection with Price; Regiflatlon Committees forbid an alleged offender under the Act from aplpearlrig through a legal representative. These Com­ mittees have power to recommend a prosecution wrilch can rejsult In a fine of £500 or| imprlsonfnent for two years.


] There could scarcely be anything


more un-English than the with­ drawal of the rlgritjof every accused person to be legally represented. It is true that the dommittees have no power to convict', but as has .been pointed out by the|Preriden(; of thp Law Society, a recbmriiendatldn for; prosecution musi prejudice the case! of the defendant when the prosecu­


tion takes place! • ' These matterri are disturbing to


those who love] their country and Its glorious pkst.. Strange j and tragic would itj’ he If in fightiri'g lawlessness and [injustice ]elsewhere We should ourselves be ensnared by the new ways of government which turn aside from the great traditions bf the law and bake a mockery of


justice. This I cannot be—In England. ;


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CHARLES JAHROTT, Lt.-(jol., ■General Secretary.


The Royal Society of St. George. 54, Victoria-street, London,


Feriruary l^th, 1940. -


WHITE LINES FOR PEDESTRIANS ; Sir,—The growing number of


I Certainly such a state of


adherents of the “ walk to the left of the pavement” rule will unite in congratulating ihe Mayor of Ealing (Mr. 'Willoughby: Garner) and his colleagues of!the Ealing Borough Council on the excellent method which' has bepn adopted of Im- preslng the rule on the attention of pedestrians. A white line has been painted allong the centre <of footpaths In the town, with the words “Keep Lbft” placed at;each side at interval^ so triat walkers are constantly face,d with the injunc­ tion. White lines have also been painted a few feet from many shop windows Indicating where shoppers should stand to look at the window displays. Similar policies are being adopted at Kettering and It Is to be hoped triat: many other-towns •Bdll take practical measures to


RIFLEMAN. of swbet reasoning than of acerbity, and something less!of ego;;would render Mr. Carey Lord’s ; glowing articles on the world situation of the present day a little morel diges­ tible !for those who dp not altogether see eye to eye with him but who are broad enough in mind to change it in trie face of testimony , with


definite appeal. The moment prejudice becomes !


the propulsive force behind the pen, from, that moment j something of persuasiveness is lori, never to be regained.' Like the curate’s egg C.L’s articles are, To me,| at any rate-i-and may be orily to me, good and ibad In parts. 'They are, how- ever, Invariably interesting, and If they! occasionally fall to'carry con­ viction, they nevertheless display some knowledge of world matters of paramount Importance, compelling respectful consideration. I He


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infringed vestjed interests it wpild D I Tf! I | Jrv.II-iL»


the 94 coimtrles in! the whole w;orid have adopted Hepry George. IVliy? Because i of; the reasons I ^ave given.” ! b Denmark, there ^ a national Hand valhe tax, and'a por­ tion of local revenue is obta,irPd from land value rates both in town and country. In New Zealand, Aus­ tralia, South Africa and Western Canada,:quite a number of states, cities and towns derive the greater part of their revenue by the taxa­ tion of land values, affording cor­ responding [relief : to buUdlngsl-smd improvements. So we have


proof that' the principle can and does work. In our own country there have ibeen men wise eriough


to make, provision for this tax in a Finance Act, only fo see it repealed- by a government bledgbd to be|non. partisan.., 'The then Prime Minister made the reason foii this action


plain when! he said that It mriy be argued that the step that had]' b ;en taken Indicated the power of cer­


tain Intereris. Mr. TattersaU; then contlYiu^s


A. A- TATTERSALL.


“Shakespeare wag a clever writer but could he tell cast from wrbujht irbn, a looiri from alathe, an engine | from a boiler, or how to emiioy labour (nos two alike) in anj* p'^o- dricing factory? Only industrjaljists cari do that in eyery, producing works—and land the source of all wealth.” Trie only redeeming virtue that: I can distinguish, In I such lariguage Is contained In th ) last seven words. Trien Mr. Tattersall makes a misquotation. If he will peruse my first letter, he will notice that ! did not iriention “ianji and property.” ! I said “ land,” and |vas careful to omit the word “property.” It is quite common practice, | When speaking of property, to havd In irilpof


which Is made legal by the ptjate. But no matter what the Statg may say or do, no man has a moral rjght to own land. But no one can d,eny tliat a man Is entitled to call his property those products which'he has acquired by hts labour or by exchange. [ This distinction sepms to me very'imporiaht. ;Mr. Tattersall! correctly describes


clearly a seeker after,, knowledge; a keen student of world affairs, arid I would respectfully urge] him to pursue his noble purpose. ;


After this little preliminary can­


ter, [l will-approach more nearly to my (jeflnite point arid purpose, and say “Hear, hear” to “Hopeful’s” very excellent suggestion th^t when the time* arrives fo): clearing a,way the debris of a rulried'iEurope and. a qulvMlng world, trie coriibatants shovjld, like the teams in a] game of football, accept the-verdict of the referee, or trie looker-on; who best! able to judge, and whose one


purpose should be, arid Is, the gariie. and jnot the participants in it. The war-!minded can scarcely be ex pected to,produce terms providing for bverlasting peaep. Oiir war aim is perfectly plain.


Let jis prosecute It with the utmost vigour and, In the ] end, see to it that! the Council'of] Settlement, or whatever be Its nainC, shall be representative of the varying classes or interests In the, univeirse as it well can be. Thereafter there could be no complaint as wlthl the last alleged settlement.' I ! ,] I hope to have the ; opportunity


and I pleasure of reading nlany more of trie thoughtful doptrlbutlons bf “C.lj.,” and where oiir minds clash, as they almost Inevitably will, .I. shall be just content to beneficently disagree In the hope that he, or !l, sooner or later vdll learn the truth on whatever point]our dlfferencp, may] arise.


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criticism and of praise, I will say] I-


' tVlth these few pbseryatlons of ! , ; :■■: /


■■■ I':.;-; :VALE.


N.jB.—Incidentally I ' -was; inter- ;sted in “C.L’s” letter ,re the


iBrorites, and venture to hope that, as a' result, those wrio were in men­ tal darkness on the bbject are now gratpful fo r' having been trans­ ported Into the light of Intellectual day.L-V.


| ;


Henry george| or a.a.t. ? Sit,—I must say that I found Mr.


Tattersall’S reply most uninterest­ ing rind certainly not very convinc­ ing. | Tolstoy once wrote a treatise, entiiled “4 Great Iniquity.” In it he iriade reference to.thpse people ri?ho[ lightly dismiss the teaching of Heni7 George] and made' this.very significant statement: “People do 'not [ argue with trie teaching of Henry George; they simply do not knoyr it.” He polnte'd out that they rejected it simply hpeause it failed


;to conform to those sjuperflcial prin-^ clples of so-called political economy. . airi tempted to place Mr. Tatter­ sall in the class of peoplri to who: iTolspoy referred.


Tl)e fact that vested interests In I !


;larid used every conceivable power to riiake Land Value Taxation (as advocated by Lloyd George) Impos­ sible, Is ho answer to the question whether or not the! legal right to own;land Is a moral right. In truth, the scheme was scrapped, not for the reason that it entailed any great


; expense In the collection of the tax, but that It would prevent the land- owners from continuing to enjoy their : accustomed, 'appropriations In that respect, and from 'their point of view. It would be considered ruinous. It was Macaulay who very fittingly expresed this idea when-he saidi that had the law ;of gravit^r


land as trie source of all vfealth. Does he not see, then, that l]f ijnen are denied access to this source of all wealfcj.Labour and Capital are ^ thus kept in enforced Idleneb, and


productipn] stunted, and thiat we have as a consequence an unwhale- sbme situation I'of men. and] tielr dependarits In neqd of the necessi­ ties of life, and, .though anxipus for triese. things, deprived of thpm on a ^ l in t of the lack of opporiuilty to .find employment? The cpllppse of nations ; the [if allures of gpvem- ments; the accompaniment pf poy- ■erty with progress; these thiijgaare the results of the Injustice pf pri­ vate property In land.


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['No great truth, simple thopgri it be, has found! ready acceptarice.: "The philosophy of], Henry; Cleprge, often dismissed!; as unpractical, like iriost other great truths Is cherished by the few. But it will go foWpd; and though it is now but sepdtimej someone will reap a rich hardest' For . In acknowledging naturil law; a foundation [vdll be laid|tpon yrhlch a superstructure will be built which will be niofe ln keeping with thb Kingdom of God ori earth than anything we jhave yet knbwn. Throughout history; poets, prlapjiets and philosophbrsi have seen; ithls glorious truth and have recoririlsed its possibilities,[and those whip jnay dismiss It;flippantly have to Recon­ cile themselves] with many wriose] names are Immortal In the realms of poetry land literature. The possibilities of. this Reform


give Mr. 'Tattersall nlghtma[fe; for he sees, as a ] consequence of its application, barbarism, revcliitlon, and the return tO; the Gar le:r of Eden. Well! there are no two people entirely alike, and we have vaiying visions. I see, not (jenesjs, not revolutions, but Revelations,


IN REPLY : 'TO “ HOPEFU D.”


Sir,- ■ be


-As a native of Clitherq'e, may ■permitted to commeni on


“Hopeful’s” letter in your current issue? He makes two Impliedjf ments, (1) that the churche^ not given a lead; to m'ankiri, their effort for peace; arid (i) we have not dCcJared ouij wa|r| Both these statements are


rect. Apparently he has nevf a Papal Encyclical, in spite ‘ojf the fact that the|'pronouncemeii;s of the present arid last two Poties on World Peace land Social Or ler- given as the Head of the largest Christian Church in the wc rid— were set but most fully only a week or two back in your columns ijj that most able contributor, Mr. Bernard Winckley.


; ■ Ii} those encyclicals, the true


principles of world and Indji ldual conduct werp set forth most pharly. The fact;to 'grasp Is that the l::ad Is there, but that men, and.leaders of men, will not accept it.


.]


Secondly, with regard to du:’ War alms..: These have been- relti rated


jtime ; and time again by Mr. Churchlli and other Ministers of


jtrie -iCrjTO, arid: have, been; most explicit, namely, to rid oursei res of aggression, and the constantly re­ curring fear of aggression] this to be- achieved by the defeat qf the present rfeglme now in power In Germ^y.


i : i


. In conclusion, may I saj how much I enjoy Mr. Carey; iLord's


’ weekly article. He deserves ajmuch .-wider clrculation.-Yours, r :


, GEORGE TUHNER, Crewe. , ’ r AS THE DANES SEE US. The Danish; Government paper;


‘'Social Demokraten,” which Is the? official organ of the Danish Labour Movement, writes:— i


; ■ '“ The national solidarity, which)


National Socialism tries to brlngi, about by means of propaganda and] rubber truncheons will never need In equalling the strength of. the national solidarity, of England,; which has kept Its Individualism; and Its freedom, and'knows how tO(


respond In time of danger.” i ; u GERMAN 'J


HOPE BOYS RIVERSMEAD SCHOOL.


eq u ip p in g them FUTURE.


FOR Sunday-last, at Moor Lane Meth­


odist'Church was Ladles’ Day—an ; annual observance. ] Ladles formed. i the choir of upwards of 20 voices, and they assuiried charge of all the offices] usually filled by the opposite sex. The serylces, which were brighjt and Inspirlrig, were held morning ■ knd [afternoon, the pulplL being , occupied by Sister Frances Cross, of,


.the RlVersmead Home, Grlndleton, and Miss Fisher, of Whalley, was at. i


the. Organ, which she manipulated. dexterously and with commendable ' taste]:'


The criolr opened the afternoon,


service with the introit, “God be In. my head and in my understanding,” and In this, as in their later anthem. . “Light at Eventide,” they sang with, regard to expression and with per­ fect ; sympathy and accord. The soloist, Mrs. Bentley, gave exceeding _ ; pleasure with a faultless treatment ; of “ I heard you singing.”


]


Following an Intercession for all women, Sister Cross devoted h e r .


address to the work of the National Children’s Homes, and Orphanage^ which, founded seventy years ag(^ by Dr. Stephenson,]has always beeii.’ supported In the riialn and, chiefly- run by Methodists throughout th& country. She sketched a brief hls]- tory of the movement and the work' which Is characteristic of the 3()-- homes npw dealing with some 4,000' children-f-thelr education, training to fit them for useful vocations, as. also to ,build them up physically as;


well ps spiritually. ' |


THE WORK AT RIVERSMEAD. [ ' Speaking of the Rlversmead Home],


at Grindleton, of which doubtless, everybody in RibblesdEde ls ;aware[. Sister Cross said that , 62 ,boys ar^-.


,! accomiriodated there—boys wrio had. had to leave their homes in AUrirla,l Germany Chechoslovakia-boys who- are partly 'Jewish but have had ‘at Christian upbringing. What thC; Nazi rfeglme has meant to the non- Aryan races is knowu throughout- the iWorld.


] ; boys at Rlversmead are very-


charming. We are; fond of them.., and they are appreciative of what. Is being done for them,’,’ said Sister- Cross. i“They have had a happy up- brlriglng, kind, parents and' good: hbriies.'wherefor it Is all the more, tragic that their hdiries should be; broken' up and the families scat-' tered. 'Some of the boys have had] no word from their parents since; the war began, and you may, well] imagine their feelings and those of' their parents. , Meanwhile, ,we are-] trying to make their lives brighter.; They think a lot of the English] people, and of. .what we are doing] for them. Educationally, and lri.[ are trying to .iequlpj iture, and we hoprij


that when they grow up they wIIL! remember and value all that has| been done for them'and be valiant]


In the cause of peace, either In theiri old; home—should. It ^be their good] fortune to get back', or'-wherever] ; their lot may be cast.” '


;CHREE BIG FAMillES. I Explaining that Ijhe 62 boys are-]


separated Into three fapflhes of 21,; Sister Cross said shahrid charge of;, one family of yourigThopefuls, “and,; believe me, they are just as lively j as English children,” she declared, ; adding: “But we get a great deal of happiness out of oiir work here, as. la the other branches of the Home, for it Is the sisters; who are respon­ sible for the oversight of the crilld- ren and for their care. It Is a work which Christ has blest. The little ones need our help, and we arej- glylng It for Him. ‘ -Inasmuch as y e ! have done It unto the least of these, j iny brethren, ye have done It untei nie.v’;


I


]The day’s ■ offertories were''fori Church funds.


. DOWNHAM


quiet nature, owing to the recent illness of the bride, took place at St. Leonard’s Church, Downham, on Saturday.' The. bridegroom was Mr Robert. Hewitt, of


WEDDING.—A wedding of a very


Ruthwell, Dumfries, and the bride, Miss Josephine Mary Martin, third daughter of Mr] and Mrs. H. Meutin] Fir; Tree House, Downhanj.' ] The , bride' was given away by her,father, and was] attended by her sister, Miss Elizabeth Martin. The duties!of best man were! can’led out by. Private; V{. Martin,; brother of the bride. The ceremonyi was performed by the Vicar (Rev. F. T.| Bradshaw) and was followed by a ip-i ception at the home of the bride.


' ■ I '


Two Si Lea<


l y i E E B No Profl


~. This' was the decision reachei


contliiiie diirln'g but' the' senior {Hvlded Into two travelling.',


Rlbblesdale


meeting of'the Conservative: i Saturday afterri' decided riot to and to’suspend registration of faqtUti]??' for lei bel.rifPlried W oristritloneri In Pyrictlpri^si eyi


senied'alria the RM§B()t‘tbrri):v trie outset, he'


: suetirihediA.ripa' of Iti; treasurer,


mrietin^ was on jaccdunt of last, meeting,.;


of V^aiiey, wripl of the finest-fr everprodriceri;' takeri place of well known Ee; As a mark


tw(;);;piribsnn.-


ga|es e^jpri ln. T(Jndpr.;lea|u


quried 'io apt Bai^fjld^iek 8


. Sapderi,[and; T trieriofjtpmof


not be able’to war, .


fbur'.te.^ljjri was' announcer


1


, F. • Dqgdale) i season, when il was' dl^cusspcj,], seritatlve expri of fhbylng this • tioris be' Iricreaii


sheet, -which re: .yerir’s. working,


exlstirig clrciilni'i Leyrarid repres: wisri’ tbi pursue


tri'ere; riad beeri ditjiffje 'of ab'o; Lancashire Lea; were similar, ted;W.£6 6s. suggest ftfiey pri| fees to that'e: the figures did League was'moi —jHear, hear.)


the [same time'll that] inribrmal tlona were too the balance dpwn. I Last; sei


;" I ' pohulail]


i sir. J.'H. Rami mously re-elect


. leagfie, on thp] Rtandring, se(i(l Aspinali. Botri| fine record /of I resolution; was Nibho^’ 'St V


. Priryveri; ' and I IGlitherbe. ’ Rxpresslng hij ngyied confliienc


.said he could] dale League, r


,1893; and he' league In 1899 Rlbbiesdalel


; ofirice cbritlhubil was hls great proud iof. :hls| with It,


1900] arid 1956.] 'Since,thri


' i'/.jRiSK ;;(^| Heferrlng to t!


. they would rib pRbvlous.'seasbris cause ri great M ’bus cbhtractori thatitheySsaw:


„to] continue V spltb bf ' thejw.ai


trie;President rip tshoirid Iriiqt ' ri?


eairis ] during season.


■ “The Ribb a standing f to none, and| there,” the


i. i


1 to the league, N or Blackpool] wi as;’^’’’ilfe-''vice expressed his V ‘ ^ . ‘Mnlc Dul


dents wUl-r be- vaj^qjja c1u)js. the valuable 6erv|


pions ot the season, and als won the Junior Following custl


Mr. Ramsbot gratulafe Ley!


ffiously re’/gfected Joriritnari Brribl erettleHl'&e'risi


’Trig' Hxririut^e again consist-


j^(jiC)IfO];wpAL’ jCojnmentlng'


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